Contact information
Australian Central Authority
Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department
Intercountry Adoption Branch
Robert Garran Offices
National Circuit
Barton ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6250 6276
Fax: (02) 6250 5930
E-mail: intercountryadoption@ag.gov.au
Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department Intercountry Adoption website
State and Territory Central Authorities
New South Wales
Adoption and Permanent Care Services
Department of Community Services
Phone: (02) 9716 3000
Fax: (02) 8855 4999
E-mail: adoption@community.nsw.gov.au
New South Wales Adoption and Permanent Care Services website
Victoria
Family Records and Intercountry Services
Department of Human Services
Phone: (03) 8608 5700
Fax: (03) 8608 5770
E-mail: ICAS@dhs.vic.gov.au
Victorian Intercountry Adoption website
Queensland
Adoption Services Queensland
Department of Child Safety
Phone: (07) 3224 7415 or 1800 647 983 (Queensland only)
Fax: (07) 3210 0350
E-mail: intercountryadopt@childsafety.qld.gov.au
Adoption Services Queensland website
Western Australia
Adoption Service
Department for Child Protection
Phone: (08) 9222 2555 or 1800 622 258 (Western Australia only)
Fax: (08) 9222 2607
E-mail: adoptions@dcp.wa.gov.au
Western Australian Department for Child Protection website
South Australia
Adoption and Family Information Service
Department for Families and Communities
Phone: (08) 8207 0060
Fax: (08) 8207 0066
E-mail: adoptions@dfc.sa.gov.au
South Australian Adoption and Family Information Service website
Tasmania
Adoption and Information Service
Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (03) 6222 7373
Fax: (03) 6223 1343
Tasmanian Adoption and Information Service website
Australian Capital Territory
Adoptions Unit
Office for Children, Youth and Family
Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services
Phone: (02) 6207 1335
Fax: (02) 6207 8888
E-mail: adoptions@act.gov.au
Australian Capital Territory Adoptions and Permanent Care Unit website
Northern Territory
Family and Children’s Services
Department of Health and Community Services
Phone: (08) 8922 7077
Fax: (08) 8922 7480
E-mail: adoptions.ths@nt.gov.au
Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services Website
Professional Post-Adoption Organisations
Contact details for Professional Post-Adoption organisations are included with their permission. If your organisation would like your contact details listed on the site, please contact us at intercountryadoption@ag.gov.au.
Adoption Research and Counselling Service Inc (ARCS)
38 Queens Crescent
PO Box 197
Mt Lawley WA 6929
Phone: (08) 9370 4914
Fax: (08) 9370 4917
Email: arcs@adoptionwa.org.au
Adoption Research and Counselling Service website
Post Adoption Resource Centre (PARC)
The Benevolent Society
24a Ocean St
Bondi NSW 2026
Phone: (02) 9365 3444 or 1300 659 814
Fax: (02) 9365 3666
The Benevolent Society website
Post Adoption Support Service
Relationships Australia SA
49a Orsmond Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone: (08) 8245 8100
Email: passinfo@rasa.org.au
Post Adoption Support Service website
Intercountry Adoption Support Organisations
Contact details for support organisations are included with the permission of the organisations. If your organisation would like your contact details listed on the site, please contact us at intercountryadoption@ag.gov.au.
Adopted Vietnamese International (AVI)
PO BOX 337
Mona Vale NSW 2103
Indigo Willing – Founding Member
Email: adoptedvietnamese@hotmail.com
Phone: 0403 168 490
Adoption Support for Families and Children
PO BOX 122
Subiaco WA 6904
Email: info@asfc.info
Adoptive Families Association (ACT)
Lesley Mulder – President
Phone: 0422 109 046
Email: president@adoption.org.au
Julia Rollings – ACT National Peak Adoption Support Group Representative
Email: jurol@hotmail.com
Rob Cornhill – Vice-President
Email: vicepresident@adoption.org.au
ASIAC (NSW)
Supporting adoptive families before, during and after adoption
ASIAC supports families that have adopted children from China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Evelyne Schilz-Middleton - President
Phone: 0410 693 041
Email: president@asiac.org.au
Gary Banks – NSW National Peak Adoption Support Group Representative
Email: peakbodyrep@asiac.org.au
Wayne Thomas – Vice-President
Email: vpresident@asiac.org.au
AusThai
Open to all with an interest in adoption from Thailand, with a particular emphasis on the Australian adoption process. Would welcome input from people at all stages of the process - and of course anyone who has already adopted from Thailand that is willing to share their experiences.
Australian African Children’s Aid Support Association (AACASA)
PO Box 1319 Milton Centre
MILTON QLD 4064
Gaylene Cooper
Phone: (03) 6327 2167
Email: president@aacasa.org.au
Australian Families for Children
PO Box 7420
Bondi Beach NSW 2026
Suite 7/166 Maroubra Road
Maroubra NSW 2035
Ricky Brisson - Executive Director/Adoption Coordinator and Founder, NSW National Peak Adoption Support Group Representative
Phone: 02 93142072
Email: info@australiansadopt.org
Australian Intercountry Adoption Network
PO Box 7420
Bondi Beach NSW 2026
Suite 7/166 Maroubra Road
Maroubra NSW 2035
Ricky Brisson - National Coordinator and Founding member
Phone: (02) 93142072
Email: info@aican.org
Australians Caring for Children
PO Box 7420
Bondi Beach NSW 2026
Suite 7/166 Maroubra Road
Maroubra NSW 2035
Ricky Brisson - Founding member
Phone: (02) 93142072
Email: info@accau.org
Families with Children from China – Australia (FCC-Australia)
PO Box 13143
Law Courts VIC 8010
FCC Australia Website (currently under construction)
Families with Children from China - Members only site
General enquiries: info@fccaustralia.com.au
Lisa Wilson – President
Phone: 0418 633 029
Email: president@fccaustralia.com.au
Chris Lockwood – Vice-President
Phone: 0409 398 865
Email: vice.president@fccaustralia.com.au
Kathy Kruger – Information Officer
Phone: 0419 757 622
Email: info.officer@fccaustralia.com.au
Aileen Berry – Victorian National Peak Adoption Support Group Representative
Phone: 0419 295 000
Email: ajlb2006@bigpond.net.au
Inter-Country Adoptee Support Network (ICASN)
PO Box 6550
Baulkham Hills NSW 2153
Lynelle Beveridge – Founder and Director, Adoptee National Peak Adoption Support Group Representative
Phone: 0411 126 427
Email: icasn@bigpond.net.au
International Adoptive Families of Queensland Inc
IAFQ Website
Tony Dunne – President
Phone: 0407 552 859
Email: president@iafq.org.au
Korean Adoptive Families - Han Ho Inc. (Vic)
3/4 Holberg Street
Moonee Ponds VIC 3039
Linda Choi – President
Email: president@kaf.org.au
Christos Papachristos – Vice President and Membership Secretary
Phone: (03) 9459 2386
Email: membership@kaf.org.au
South Australian Chinese Adoption Support (SACAS)
38 Vida Avenue
Redwood Park SA 5097
Mark Stewart – President, SA National Peak Adoption Support Group Representative
Phone: (08) 8264 2395 or 0407 974 924
Email: contact_sacas@yahoo.com.au
Links to other web sites are provided for the user's convenience and do not constitute endorsement of material at those sites, or any associated organisation, product or service.